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This Day in History: The 1896 war on drugs in Vancouver wasn't what you think

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Summary
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40% Informative

J.A.L. McAlpine took out a Jan. 25, 1896 ad in the Vancouver World .

The ad features the words “ Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ” cascading down the page.

The Drug Combination was 1896 -speak for large companies that combined to form monopolies to set prices.

The ad says you should address “in confidence” the Erie Medical Co. of Buffalo , N.Y. It doesn’t give an address.

“Your SEXUAL POWERS are the key to life and its reproduction,” reads the ad.

VR Score

34

Informative language

28

Neutral language

14

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

29

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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